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Oct 14, 2012 Ronald Bruce Meyer     Great picture, comparable to LED but warmer. Sturdy construction. Great value fo...

Oct 7, 2009 chris     We have had this tv for 3 years. 2 weeks after purchase the tv kept overheating....

Mar 7, 2009 vmm3000     Acceptable picture quality. Worked great for 9 months. Lamp needed replacement. ...

Apr 2, 2007 kschewe     I have to agree that the picture is unbelievable and the set is easy to set up a...

Jan 19, 2007 Triple     Great Picture, and relatively easy set-up. The HD picture is unbelievable, es...

My Experience: Great Picture, and relatively easy set-up.

The HD picture is unbelievable, especially for a screen this size.

You may notice that I've rated its "Value for the Money" a dismal "Poor." Why? After purchasing on October 14, 2006, the television became worthless as of Christmas eve. Regardless of picture quality, if a television is inoperable, it's "Value" is nil. See the "Problems" section...

Fortunately, I still have my low-tech standard def 32" off-brand $300 tv that works like a champ with absolutely no problems whatsoever.

Problems: If you've looked into the Mitsubishi xx731 models, you've probably seen comments regarding the way the television's heat sensor occasionally turns itself off. Our set did this occasionally for two days beginning December 24th. It then shut itself off and hasn't worked since.

Apparently, the heat sensor is telling the television to remain powered-off because the room's "ambient temperature" is too high. I brought my home's interior temperature down to 65 degrees (F) before giving up on the sensor's accuracy. A replacement sensor has been ordered and is set to arrive tomorrow.

By the way, Mitsubishi Customer Service was absolutely worthless in getting this done. Their call center in the Phillipines merely gave me a number for a local repair shop; when I called the shop they recommended I call the retailer.

Meanwhile, my $3000+ television is a mute reminder that new technologies can be a real pain before the bugs are all worked out.